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I don't post on here often. Life is too crazy. But I wanted to share this huge milestone with others who might appreciate it. I had my herbst appliance put on November 21, 2006 and today they removed the arms! If all goes well with my jaw my herbst will be completely removed on December 5. I totally...

I waited till I was 30 to deal with my TMJ issues. I was having headaches 2 - 3 days per week. I had my braces put on in mid-November and I've not had a headache since then. I can't believe I ever considered not dealing with it. =)

But to each our own. Good luck!

Hi. I am new to this forum but am so happy to have found it two months ago when I had my braces put on. I'm an adult and am so ignorant regarding braces. My ortho gave me a free sonic toothbrush. They highly recommended me using it since it removes plaque build up better. It took me several weeks to...